ENTEK announced plans to invest $1.5 billion in a new lithium-ion battery separator production facility in Terre Haute, Indiana, creating up to 642 jobs by end of 2027.

Agappe Diagnostics Ltd inaugurated a new 100,000 sq ft equipment manufacturing facility at Infopark, Kerala, and unveiled the first 'Make in India' In-Vitro Biomarkers using CLEIA technology developed with Fujirebio Holdings.

Company Elmika is organizing a new facility in Aksay District, Rostov Oblast, to produce high-temperature polymer products. Initial investment is 300 million rubles.

Owens Corning has started production on a high-performance glass nonwoven manufacturing line in Fort Smith, Texas, supplied by Voith. The line has a design capacity of 90,000 tonnes per year and a design speed of 510 m/min.

Wienerberger inaugurates a new brick factory in Berca, Buzău County, Romania on September 16, 2024. The company has seven factories in the country.

Doosan held a completion ceremony for a new plant in Gimje's Jipyeongseon Industrial Complex to produce flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) for smart devices. The company invested 69.3 billion KRW and plans to hire 110 workers.

Shalag US, Inc. will invest $16.6 million to open a new non-woven manufacturing and production facility in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, creating 52 new jobs. The facility will increase the company's US production capacity by 25%.

Carlsberg won the PepsiCo distribution contract for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, effective 1 January 2026, and plans to invest about EUR 100 million ($110 million) in Kazakhstan including a production plant.

Her Majesty Queen Máxima officially opened NX Filtration's new hollow fibre nanofiltration membrane factory in Hengelo, Netherlands, which produces membranes for filtering micropollutants from water.

Yuhuan Kailing Machinery Group signed an agreement to invest 1.5 billion yuan in a brake system project in Chongqing's Dajiang Science and Technology City. The facility will produce vehicle brake systems and aluminum castings, with an annual capacity of 5 million sets of brake systems and 15,000 tons of aluminum castings.

Safran Aerosystems will invest €6 million in a new plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, scheduled to start operations in 2025. The plant will create over 300 jobs and bring the company's total to 12 plants in Chihuahua.

Early construction of a polyethylene plant with 1.25 million tonnes annual capacity and approximately $7.4 billion investment started at the National Industrial Petrochemical Technopark SEZ in Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. The project is implemented by Silleno, owned by KazMunayGas (40%), Sinopec (30%) and Sibur (30%).

Evonik inaugurated a new production plant for cosmetic emollients at its Steinau site, using an enzymatic process. The double-digit million-euro investment increases capacity for sustainable cosmetic emollients.

Hydro opened a new aluminium recycling plant in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, with an annual capacity of 90,000 tonnes, mainly serving the automotive market. The plant will initially process 15,000 tonnes of post-consumer scrap annually.

MULTIVAC officially opened its new Center of Excellence for slicing solutions in Buchenau, Germany, after two years of construction. The €15 million facility includes a Customer and Application Center, production areas, and warehouse, expanding capacity for high-performance slicers.

CS Wind, through its Vietnamese subsidiary CS Wind Vietnam, signed an MOU with Dong Tam Group to build a wind tower manufacturing plant in Long An Province, Vietnam. The first phase involves a $200 million investment for a facility with an annual capacity of 150,000-200,000 tons.

Nonaka Seisakusho built a new factory in Iida City's Kawaji district to increase production capacity for precision aircraft parts. The company aims to boost production capacity by up to 1.5 times by 2029, with full operation starting in November 2024.

A. O. Smith is opening the third plant at its Ciudad Juárez site, Mexico, producing 39,000 tankless water heaters in the first year, with 300 new jobs planned and production starting in January 2025.

Paper and packaging distributor Lindenmeyr Munroe opened a distribution facility in the Atlanta area, Georgia, as part of its expansion into the state.

Nishihatsu completed a new factory in Karatsu, Japan, consolidating 10 buildings into one to increase production capacity by 1.3 times to about 2,400 units per year. The total investment is about 5 billion yen, with operations expected to start in January 2025.

Progressive Water Treatment opened a new 21,500-square-foot headquarters in Sherman, Texas, featuring a light manufacturing facility for water treatment equipment and expanded warehouse space. The grand opening ceremony is scheduled for October 8, 2024.

Stiga RM is constructing a new 15,000-square-metre wood wool cement board factory in Tukums, Latvia, with equipment supplied by SCM Group. The plant is expected to start production by the end of 2025, creating nearly 100 jobs and producing up to 4.5 million square metres of board annually.

Elna PCB opened a new RM1 billion PCB manufacturing plant adjacent to its existing plant, creating 1,000 jobs.

Jabil signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to set up an electronics manufacturing unit in Tiruchirappalli with an investment of Rs. 2,000 crore, creating 5,000 jobs.

ELNA PCB (M) Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of PSA Group, inaugurated its second PCB manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia, representing an investment exceeding RM1 billion. The plant will create over 1,000 jobs.

Laterlite inaugurated a new production plant in Lentella (Chieti), Italy, dedicated to pre-dosed concrete, including Calcestruzzo Fibrato 35 Gras Calce for structural use.

Nouryon commenced operations at its new Integrated Manufacturing Model site in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, producing hydrogen peroxide, sodium chlorate, and chlorine dioxide. The investment significantly increases Nouryon's sodium chlorate capacity.

Siemens is investing $60 million in a new 300,000-square-foot factory in Horseheads, New York, to build high-speed trains for the Los Angeles-Las Vegas route, creating 300 jobs.

Schneider Electric is investing £42 million in a new manufacturing facility in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, creating over 200 jobs. The site, nearly triple the size of its existing facility, will produce low-voltage switchgears and is expected to be net-zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions when it opens in early 2025.

Kentucky Aluminum Processors celebrated the groundbreaking of a $40 million aluminum processing facility in Russellville, Kentucky, that will create 75 full-time jobs. The facility will process aluminum from dross and scrap material.

The Raymond Corporation and Toyota Material Handling announced the official opening of the Energy Solutions Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Broome County, New York. The facility will manufacture lithium-ion batteries and thin plate pure lead battery technology.

Siemens Mobility will establish a high-speed rail production facility in Horseheads, New York, with an investment of approximately $60 million. The nearly 300,000 sq ft facility will create around 300 jobs and produce American Pioneer 220 trainsets for Brightline West, with production expected to begin in 2026.

DENSO announced it will build a new plant at its Zenmyo Plant in Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture, with a total investment of about 69 billion yen. The plant will manufacture large-scale integrated ECUs and feature 24-hour unmanned operation.

Smurfit Westrock inaugurated a corrugated packaging factory in Maranguape, Ceará, as part of its Nordeste Complex with a investment of over US$33 million. The plant is 28 km from Fortaleza and adds to the company's Pacajus facility.

SH-NOMEN Pharmaceutical Equipment (Shanghai) held a groundbreaking in Ruian, Zhejiang for a new 43,500 square meter factory with a total investment of 100 million yuan and annual output of 500,000 intelligent control systems and OEB5 aseptic valves.

Shaoxing Nante Crane Equipment Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant in Dongguan Street, Shangyu District, with a total investment of 100 million yuan. The plant will produce 4,000 sets of high-end crane parts per year and is expected to be operational by September 2025.

Grupo DEACERO will invest $600 million to build a new steel mill and rolling mill in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. The plant will produce structural profiles up to 27 inches, add 1 million tons per year of capacity, and create over 1,000 direct jobs.

Doosan Bobcat has broken ground on its first manufacturing plant in Mexico, located in Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León. The $300 million facility will produce Bobcat M-Series compact loaders and create 600-800 jobs.

Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Daikin Applied, has begun construction on a new energy-efficient manufacturing plant in Tijuana, Mexico. The $121 million facility will produce HVAC cooling solutions for data centers and is expected to create over 1,150 jobs.

Siete Leguas Automotive inaugurated its second plant in Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, with an investment of 900 million pesos and creation of 300 direct jobs, dedicated to aluminum machining and assembly of automotive components.

Maharashtra's cabinet approved Adani Group's proposal to set up an INR 83,947 Cr ($10 Bn) semiconductor manufacturing plant with Israel's Tower Semiconductor in Panvel, Maharashtra. The plant will be completed in phases, with phase 1 capacity of 40,000 wafers per month and phase 2 increasing to 80,000 wafers per month, creating 5,000 jobs.

Glass LT will start building a glass toughening plant in Jonava in mid-2025, with a total investment of EUR 11.5 million, creating 100 jobs. The plant is scheduled to open in Q1 2026.

Intuitive is building a 160,000 sq ft production facility in Parvomay, Bulgaria, to manufacture endoscopes for the da Vinci surgical system. Construction started in August 2023 and is expected to be finalized by January 2025, with about 140 employees by end of 2025 and plans to add instrument and consumable production later.

Centurial Medical signed a project with the Indonesian government to build a complete manufacturing base for silicone Foley catheters, with initial production expected in December 2024 and a capacity of 30 million pieces per month.

Ogihara SA, a joint venture between Toyota Tsusho Africa and Ogihara Thailand, started construction of a R1.2-billion plant in Dube TradePort, Durban, to produce vehicle body parts for Toyota South Africa Motors. Production is set to start in July 2025, creating 250 new jobs.

Seohan Auto Georgia, a tier-one supplier to Hyundai Metaplant, opened a new plant in Tradeport East, Liberty County, Georgia, representing a $72 million investment and creating at least 180 jobs.

SMC Diode Solutions inaugurated its second power discrete fab in Nanjing, China, covering 300,000 square feet. Volume production began in September 2024, with shipping of high-power and high-voltage rectifiers starting in Q4 2024. The $3 billion RMB investment quadruples total production capacity to over 1.2 million wafers annually and creates 300 new jobs.

Pyatigorsk Machine-Building Plant Profitex, a manufacturer of food packaging equipment, will build a 21,000 sq m assembly and warehouse complex in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai. The project costs about 130 million rubles and will create 25 jobs. Construction starts in October 2024 and ends in 2029, with full capacity expected by 2031.

Volvo CE inaugurated a new 1,500 sq m facility at its Arvika, Sweden plant to support production of electric wheel loaders. The facility was built following an investment of SEK 65 million ($6.3 million) in 2023.

Votorantim Cementos España plans to build a $12 million solid recovered fuel facility at its integrated plant in Oural, Spain. The plant will have a capacity of 163,800 tonnes per year and produce 85,000 tonnes of SRF from waste, with completion scheduled for 2026.